Caption:
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 30, 2003) -- The amphibious assault ship USS
Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducting combat missions in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The deck is loaded with CH-53E Super Stallion
helicopters assigned to the "Condors" of Marine Heavy Helicopter
Squadron (HMH 464). Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational
coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons
of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero.
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